Legends League Cricket Season 2: Will BCCI allow Pakistan players to play on Indian soil?

The
organisers
also
announced
the
BCCI
President,
Sourav
Ganguly,
as
one
of
their
top
buy
along
with
several
big
names
from
other
cricketing
nations,
including
West
Indies,
England,
South
Africa,
Australia,
and
Pakistan.

The
presence
of
Pakistan
cricketers
in
the
league
and
their
participation,
however,
raises
a
few
questions
because
that
alters
the
BCCI
and
the
Government
of
India’s
stance
vis-a-vis
its
cricketing
ties
with
Pakistan.

The
T20
league
has
a
long
list
of
former
cricketers
from
Pakistan
including
Shoaib
Akhtar,
Misbah-ul
Haq,
Shahid
Afridi,
and
many
others
comprising
the
Asia
and
World
XI
teams.
So,
it
will
be
interesting
to
see
the
Government
of
India’s
stance
on
the
league
and
how
it
allows
it
to
host
it
on
Indian
soil
when
the
‘nation
has
severed
all
cricketing
ties
with
the
neighbouring
country
till
they
stop
supporting
and
funding
terrorists
to
inflict
mass
destruction
on
Indian
soil’.
This
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
Pakistan
players
are
not
allowed
to
take
part
in
the
cash-rich
Indian
Premier
League
(IPL).

It
is
also
interesting
to
note
that
all
Pakistan
cricketers,
both
former
and
current,
many
of
whom
are
playing
in
the
League
are
strong
advocates
and
promoters
of
the
Kashmir
Premier
League
(KPL).
Indian
government
and
BCCI
have
strongly
objected
to
and
condemned
the
organising
of
the
Kashmir
Premier
League
(KPL)
and
have
banned
all
cricketers
playing
in
KPL
from
playing
any
form
of
cricket
in
India.

In
addition
to
that,
the
BCCI
president
Sourav
Ganguly
endorsing
the
league
will
also
send
mixed
signals
in
regards
to
the
league
and
the
government
and
BCCI’s
stance.
BCCI
secretary
Jay
Shah,
who
also
is
the
son
of
Home
Minister
Amit
Shah,
could
also
be
asked
to
intervene
as
the
centre
has
been
pretty
vocal
in
its
stand
that
it
will
not
play
bilateral
matches
with
Pakistan.

Former
India
cricketer
and
BJP
MP
from
East
Delhi,
Gautam
Gambhir,
has
in
the
past
claimed
that
if
the
BCCI
wishes
it
can
boycott
playing
matches
with
Pakistan
in
the
world
cups
as
well.
Although,
Gambhir
hasn’t
yet
made
any
comments
on
the
participation
of
Pakistani
players
in
a
league
on
Indian
soil.
The
organisers
have
also
included
Delhi’s
Arun
Jaitley
Stadium
as
one
of
the
venues.

A
manager
of
one
of
the
six
venues
where
the
league
organisers
have
reached
out
to
host
the
has
informed

MyKhel
that
they
are
not
aware
of
the
players
set
to
participate
in
the
league.
He
has
asked
the
LLC
to
furnish
them
with
a
list
of
players
who
will
be
playing
in
the
tournament
because
Pakistan
players
are
banned
from
participating
in
cricket
leagues
in
India.

“We
have
asked
the
LLC
organisers
to
give
a
list
of
players
who
are
going
to
participate
in
this
tournament
because
the
league
which
was
played
in
Oman
had
several
Pakistani
players
in
it.
The
Indian
Government,
as
well
as
the
BCCI,
has
banned
the
participation
of
Pakistani
cricketers
in
the
country
due
to
the
estranged
relations
with
the
neighbouring
countries.
We
cannot
allow
Pakistani
players
to
play
at
our
venue
because
of
the
same,”
a
manager
at
one
of
the
venues
which
the
tournament
organisers
have
put
in
their
official
announcement
told
MyKhel
on
condition
of
anonymity.